{"id":2921,"date":"2009-11-13T18:05:22","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T23:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:39:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:39:42","slug":"upgrade-the-memory-in-your-late-09-imac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/2921-upgrade-the-memory-in-your-late-09-imac\/","title":{"rendered":"New Video: Upgrade the memory in your Late ’09 iMac"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"09imacfam_memory\"One of the biggest changes in Apple’s lineup last month was the addition of\u00a0two more memory slots to the new iMacs<\/strong>, giving them a total of four. This gives the new iMacs the capability to handle up to 16GB of RAM<\/a>. While adding more memory will always improve performance, 16GB\u00a0really makes a difference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apple has generally made the iMac’s memory easy to upgrade<\/strong>, and this revision is no different. Some people, though, like to see it done first before diving in themselves. That’s why this week’s addition to our Instructional Series of videos is all about adding memory to your Late 2009 iMac! It doesn’t matter if you have a 21.5″ or 27″ model, or whether you have a Core 2 Duo, i5, or i7 processor, the process is the same for all of them<\/strong> and we show you how to do it.<\/p>\n

As always, you can find this video (and all of our instructional videos) either in our Tech Center<\/a> or on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest changes in Apple’s lineup last month was the addition of\u00a0two more memory slots to the new iMacs, giving them a total of four. This gives the new iMacs the capability to handle up to 16GB of RAM. While adding more memory will always improve performance, 16GB\u00a0really makes a difference. 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